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HAVING travelled around the world twice when still a teenager, Cllr Michael Jeal is set for another rare double as he becomes the mayor of the Great Yarmouth borough for the second time.

PLANS for a new destination water and leisure complex for Great Yarmouth seafront are progressing as borough councillors are set to meet next week to consider the public engagement feedback on the exciting concept designs.

ARE you feeding the gull problem? That's the question to householders as part of a new awareness campaign by Great Yarmouth Borough Council to reduce nuisance from gulls in residential areas.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council has been awarded an additional £47,500 from the Government's Rough Sleeping Initiative to support rough sleepers and the street homeless to access support and accommodation.

GREAT Yarmouth's traditional Easter Fair will return to the town centre next week - with about 100 rides and attractions over four action-packed days.

GREAT Yarmouth's historic Venetian Waterways is to re-open on Easter Sunday following major and ongoing restoration work, with people invited to celebrate at two fun family events.

Two services will take place at the weekend to commemorate the former RAF base at Baker Street, Gorleston, and remember those who served there over a period of 50 years.

Great Yarmouth is set for a Spring Clean on Saturday 13 April and anyone is welcome to join in. Organised by the Civic Society of Great Yarmouth and the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust it is part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean Initiative.

AS GREAT Yarmouth prepares to welcome thousands of visitors this Easter, the quality of the borough's coastal bathing water has been rated by the Environment Agency as excellent for the 2019 season.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has secured a total of £100,000 from a national Government fund aimed at boosting heritage sites that are important to coastal communities.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has secured £98,000 from New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) towards a major branding and marketing campaign to position Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft as world leaders in offshore wind, maximising visibility to potential investors and Government.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is reminding voters who are not currently on the electoral register that they have only a few days left to sign up if they wish to vote in the local elections, on Thursday, May 2.

The Hippodrome's Easter blockbuster show Pirates Live Returns on 6th to 28th April with a brand new production for 2019!

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is officially inviting nominations for candidates in the local elections, which take place on Thursday, May 2.

MORE than 200 people have shared their views on the exciting concept designs for a new destination water and leisure complex planned for Great Yarmouth seafront, which will be a major year-round boost to the flagship coastal resort whilst supporting community health and well-being. The level of responses and turn-out at the drop-in sessions was really positive.

GREAT Yarmouth has been named as one of just five 'Future Places' in England to participate in a new national programme recognising and supporting local councils with ambitious and innovative visions for shaping their areas' futures.

Great Yarmouth Arts Festival has been awarded £10,000 by the Community Fund of the National Lottery. Announcing the award, Hugh Sturzaker, Chair of the Arts Festival, said "We are absolutely delighted to have received this award and would like to thank the millions of lottery players whose weekly payments have enabled the National Lottery to make this award.

As part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean initiative, The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is linking with other local groups and arranging a litter pick on Saturday, April 13th, beginning at 10am and lasting for about 2 hours.